Erie Community Foundation, Gannon join in cleanup project

Erie Community Foundation staff members and Gannon University students and alumni are partnering on Saturday for a cleanup project along the Bayfront Parkway.

The foundation, which initiated the Bayfront Beautification Linear Park Project in 2011, and Gannon's volunteers will convene near the Sloppy Duck parking lot at 9 a.m. and clean until 11:30 a.m.

The cleanup event is part of the United Way of Erie County's Days of Caring, the nonprofit's largest annual volunteer project. Days of Caring, which began in 1995, runs from Saturday through April 28, and typically draws between 2,500 and 3,000 volunteers. Coordinators hope to attract 4,000 volunteers for this year's event,

Days of Caring will feature more than 30 cleanup projects throughout the county, with events at local neighborhoods, parks, schools and agencies.